OF BOSTON COLLEGE
AND
THE UNIVERSITY STATUTES
THE BYLAWS OF THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
ARTICLE I. NAME, LOCATION AND PURPOSES
Section 1. NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 2. LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 3. PURPOSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ARTICLE II. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Section 1. MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Section 2. ELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Section 3. REELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 4. RESIGNATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 5. REMOVAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 6. VACANCIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 7. OFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Section 8. REGULAR MEETINGS . . . . . 3
Section 9. SPECIAL MEETING . . . . . . . 3
Section 10. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. . . . 4
Section 11. QUORUM . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Section 12. POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 4
ARTICLE III. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Section 1. MEMBERS .. 5
Section 2. OFFICERS. . . . . . . . . . . 5
Section 3. MEETINGS . . . . . 6
Section 4. POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE . 6
ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Section 1. MEMBERS. . . . . . . . .. . 6
Section 2. THE PRESIDENT. .. . . . . . 7
Section 3. THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT .. . .. 7
Section 4. THE SECRETARY . . . . 7
Section 5. THE TREASURER . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 6. OTHER VICE PRESIDENTS 8
Section 7. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS .. . 8
ARTICLE V. FISCAL YEAR OF THE UNIVERSITY.. . . 8
ARTICLE VII. AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS. . . . . 8
ARTICLE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES . . . . 8
THE UNIVERSITY STATUTES
PREAMBLE TO THE UNIVERSITY STATUTES
THE UNIVERSITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
THE UNIVERSITY OBJECTIVE . . . .. . . . . . 11
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
THE UNIVERSITY STATUTES
CHAPTER I -&emdash; UNIVERSITY OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION
Section 1. THE PRESIDENT . . . 14
Section 2. THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT.. . . 14
Section 3. THE ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT AND DEAN OF FACULTIES . . . . . . 14
Section 4. THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIR. . . . . 14
Section 5. THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS. . . . 14
Section 6. THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 7. THE SECRETARY OF THE UNIVERSITY . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 8. THE TREASURER. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 9. OTHER VICE PRESIDENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Term of Office for University Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 10. THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 11. THE UNIVERSITY CHAPLAIN. .. . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 12. ACADEMIC DEANS AND ASSOCIATE AND ASSISTANT DEANS. . . . . . 16
Section 13. OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS .. . . . . . 16
Section 14. DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 15. FACULTY ROLE IN UNIVERSITY DECISION MAKING. . . . 16
CHAPTER II &emdash; THE FACULTY
Section 1. THE FACULTY. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 18
Section 2. ADJUNCT FACULTY: OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL AND
RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 3. QUALIFICATIONS FOR FACULTY RANK . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1. Instructor. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2. Assistant Professor . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3. Associate Professor . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4. Professor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 4. TYPES OF FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
A. Introductory Paragraph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B. Term Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.Regular Term Appointments . . . .. . . . . . . . 19
2.Visiting Appointments . . . . . . 20
C. Appointments with Tenure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 5. ACADEMIC FREEDOM
A. University Commitment to Academic Freedom. . .. . . . . 20
B. Faculty Responsibility in Exercising Freedom of Expression... . 20
Section 6. RENEWAL OF FACULTY CONTRACTS
A. Term of Contracts. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B. Notice of Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
C. Schedule of Notice of Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D. Criteria for Faculty Reappointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E. Procedures for Renewal of Faculty Contracts. . . . . . . . . 21
Section 7. PROMOTION PROCEDURES
A. Scope of Application . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 21
B. Guidelines for Evaluation of Criteria. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 22
C. Weighing Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 8. PROMOTION PROCEDURES
A. Scope of Application . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 23
B. Preliminary Procedures . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 23
C. Evaluation of Candidates by Department, School or College . . . 24
D. Promotion Committees . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 25
E. Decision by the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
F. Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 25
Section 9. FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Introductory Paragraph . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 26
1. Teaching Responsibilities . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 26
2. Research and Scholarship Responsibilities. . . . . . 26
3. University Service Responsibilities. ... . . . . . 26
B. Employment Outside the University. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 10. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF A FACULTY MEMBER
A. Termination by a Faculty Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
B. Termination by the University. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 27
1. Termination Due to Financial Exigency or Discontinuance of a
Program. . . 27
2. Termination by Dismissal . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 27
C. Suspension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Section 11. DUE PROCESS FOR FACULTY MEMBERS
A. Classification of Procedures Which Shall Be Employed
for Varying Types of Cases . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 28
B. Procedures Applicable to Cases of Dismissal for Cause and Cases of Failure to
Reappoint with Tenure (As Described in 11A) .. . . . . . . . . . 28
1. Cases Involving Dismissal for Cause . . . . . . . . . 28
2. Cases Involving Faculty Members Who Have Failed to Attain
Tenure in
Circumstances Where the University Is Obliged Either to Award
Tenure
or Provide Formal Notice of Non-Reappointment. . . 30
C. Procedures Applicable to Grievances . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 12. COMMITTEES FOR FACULTY GRIEVANCES
A. Faculty Hearing Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 33
B. Faculty Review Panel and Faculty Review Committee . . . . . 34
C. Faculty Grievance Committee . . . . .. . . . . . . . 34
Section.13 RETIREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paragraph on the location of University policies regarding sabbatical leaves,
faculty benefits and privileges, and emeritus status . .. . . . . . 35